Replying To bad.monkey:  "Even putting aside his ridiculous self indulgent speeches, he has been a poor President in addressing issues.

-The Provincial Championship system: he will not address because of his own personal bias for Ulster, forget everyone else in the country. As he said '"Well anybody who asks me that, about provincial finals and making changes to the championship, I say, 'Well, I'm an Ulsterman, there won't be any changes during my three years."
He wasnt saying this when the Leinster counties welcomed Antrim into their hurling championship as there was no competition for them in Ulster.

- Casement Park. Lots of politician like talk as usual but not a piece of sod turned.

- Compressed Intercounty championship and All Ireland finals in July. Blink and youll miss it. Since the switch LOI soccer is growing massively in North Dublin and Leinster rugby in the South.

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Replying To Breffni40:  "Agreed but to me it seems that the negativity and cynicism on here in particular has increased significantly relatively recently. There are a significant number of posters on here for whom nothing is good enough. You'd question why they're here at all if the GAA brings so much spite into there lives. Rules, presidents, counties, refs, pundits, players, volunteers, tickets, facilities, fixtures, venues etc, they're furious about it all"

Replying To bad.monkey:  "Even putting aside his ridiculous self indulgent speeches, he has been a poor President in addressing issues.

-The Provincial Championship system: he will not address because of his own personal bias for Ulster, forget everyone else in the country. As he said '"Well anybody who asks me that, about provincial finals and making changes to the championship, I say, 'Well, I'm an Ulsterman, there won't be any changes during my three years."
He wasnt saying this when the Leinster counties welcomed Antrim into their hurling championship as there was no competition for them in Ulster.

- Casement Park. Lots of politician like talk as usual but not a piece of sod turned.

- Compressed Intercounty championship and All Ireland finals in July. Blink and youll miss it. Since the switch LOI soccer is growing massively in North Dublin and Leinster rugby in the South.

-"

Replying To Jjoniel79:  "He had the intestinal fortitude to mention Michael Hogan on Sunday when many a cowardly Fine Gael president would never have.

This year Louth won Leinster and it was as if we had a second All Ireland final such was the build up.

Disagree with everything you've said to be honest. For too long the GAA has been Dublin centric and now that we've a president for all, the usual noisy rugby followers come out and moan against him.

Also he was dead right to intervene with the Fermanagh man. Again he had the stomach to come out and do something when cowards within the GAA were happy to let that man bounce around and lift a wage off the GAA."

Replying To Jjoniel79:  "He had the intestinal fortitude to mention Michael Hogan on Sunday when many a cowardly Fine Gael president would never have.

This year Louth won Leinster and it was as if we had a second All Ireland final such was the build up.

Disagree with everything you've said to be honest. For too long the GAA has been Dublin centric and now that we've a president for all, the usual noisy rugby followers come out and moan against him.

Also he was dead right to intervene with the Fermanagh man. Again he had the stomach to come out and do something when cowards within the GAA were happy to let that man bounce around and lift a wage off the GAA."

Replying To Greengrass:  "Your's is a ridiculous post. His speeches are very far from being self indulgent. The bulk of them are spent thanking the people who contribute to the GAA. I've been in Croke Park for all three of his senior All Ireland final speeches. They have all been very well received by those in attendance. He is a highly articulate and capable man who has been involved in the association since he was a child. He was and remains a tremendous club man who has been involved in his own club at all levels as a player, administrator and volunteer all of his life. He has been an excellent President to this point in his three years. Under his stewardship football has been revived as this year's exceptional championship has very clearly exemplified. The provincial championships are here to stay and so they should. Look at joy unconfined in Castlebar, Clones and most especially in Croke Park this year.
Blaming him for the lack of progress in relation to the development of Casement Park is laughable and doesn't even merit the dignity of a reply.
Soccer in particular has been growing in Dublin since well before the split season. It has also been growing since well before Jarlath Burns became Uachtarán. Do try to keep up. It may also have escaped your attention that the GAA pumped and continues to pump huge amounts of money into Dublin GAA in the form of games development grants since 2007. Yet soccer continues to thrive in Dublin. What is wrong with that? I have been a season ticket holder in my own League of Ireland club for years. Maybe soccer is thriving in Dublin because people thoroughly enjoy playing it. Maybe they thoroughly enjoy as I do, going to support their own LOI club. Jarlath Burns can't be held responsible for that. Even an individual as blinkered as you should be able to see that."

Replying To supersub15:  "He had no right what so ever to intervene, albeit publicly."